In conversation with Jane Rogoyska
In Hotel Exile, Jane Rogoyska looks beyond the famed bohemian image of the Hotel Lutetia in Paris, to reveal the dark and devastating role this iconic Left Bank institution played in the Second World War.
Shortlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, 2026 Chair of Judges Thangam Debbonaire says: “Poignant and painful, Hotel Exile takes the vehicle of a hotel as a means of telling the story of exile. Set in the middle of Paris, before, during and after the Second World War, it reveals a part of this period of history that is often left unexplored.”
To learn more, we asked Jane about her research, writing process, inspirations and more.
